Compartment Storage Device

ABSTRACT

A compartment storage device contains a plurality of plates and plural connectors which are connected together to form a single cabinet or a multi-cabinet assembly. The plurality of plates are located at an upper surface, a lower surface, a left surface, a right surface, and a rear surface of the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly. The plural connectors are fitted on eight connection corners of the plurality of plates so as to form at least one accommodating space. The plural connectors include at least one of first connecting part, second connecting part, third connecting part, fourth connecting part, fifth connecting part and sixth connecting part, and each connector has at least two fitting slots so as to retain with at least two of the plurality of plates, hence the plural connectors are connected with the plurality of plates so as to form the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a compartment storage device whichcontains plural connectors securely connected with a plurality of platesso as to form a single cabinet or a multi-cabinet assembly.

2. Description of the Prior Art

A conventional single cabinet or multi-cabinet assembly is employed tostore objects and is assembled or dissembled by a user by ways of handtool(s). However, such an assembly or disassembly is troublesome, forexample, it is inconvenient for the user to remove related parts of thesingle cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly before discarding thesingle cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly, so the user will discardsingle cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly directly without removingthe related parts, thus damaging environment and increasing the space ofgarbage.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate theafore-described disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide acompartment storage device which is capable of overcoming theshortcomings of the conventional compartment storage device.

Further objective of the present invention is to provide a compartmentstorage device in which a plurality of plates is connected togetherquickly and easily by using plural connectors so as to form a singlecabinet or a multi-cabinet assembly.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a compartmentstorage device in which each connector has at least two fitting slots,and each fitting slot has a plurality of ribs arranged on two wallsthereof so as to retain with each plate, thereby positioning the singlecabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly securely.

To obtain the above objectives, a compartment storage device provided bythe present invention contains: a plurality of plates and pluralconnectors which are connected together to form a single cabinet or amulti-cabinet assembly, wherein the plurality of plates are located atan upper surface, a lower surface, a left surface, a right surface, anda rear surface of the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly, andthe plural connectors are fitted on eight connection corners of theplurality of plates so as to form at least one accommodating space.

The plural connectors include at least one of first connecting part,second connecting part, third connecting part, fourth connecting part,fifth connecting part and sixth connecting part, and each connector hasat least two fitting slots so as to retain with at least two of theplurality of plates, such that the plural connectors are connected withthe plurality of plates so as to form the single cabinet or themulti-cabinet assembly.

Each first connecting part is in an L shape and has two fitting slotsdefined on two ends thereof.

Each second connecting part is in a T shape and has three fitting slotsdefined on three ends thereof.

Each third connecting part is in a cross shape and has four slotsdefined on four ends thereof.

Each fourth connecting part is in an L shape and has two fitting slotsdefined on two ends thereof, each fourth connecting part also has arectangular extension formed on a bottom end thereof, and therectangular extension has a fitting slot arranged on a peripheral sidethereof.

Each fifth connecting part is in a T shape and has three fitting slotsdefined on three ends thereof, each fifth connecting part also has arectangular extension formed on one side thereof, and the rectangularextension has two fitting slots arranged on two sides thereof.

Each sixth connecting part is in a cross shape and has four fittingslots defined on four ends thereof, each sixth connecting part also hasa rectangular extension formed on one side thereof, and the rectangularextension has four fitting slots arranged on four corners thereof.

Each fitting slot has a plurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of plural connectors of variousconfigurations of a compartment storage device according to a firstembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the assembly of a single cabinet ofthe first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of thesingle cabinet of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of amulti-cabinet assembly of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the assembly of the multi-cabinetassembly of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a fourthconnecting part and a plate of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of anotherfourth connecting part and the plate of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a fifthconnecting part and two plates of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is another perspective view showing the exploded components ofthe fifth connecting part and the two plates of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is also another perspective view showing the exploded componentsof the fifth connecting part and the two plates of the presentinvention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a sixthconnecting part and two plates of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention will be clearer from the following descriptionwhen viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, forpurpose of illustrations only, a first embodiment in accordance with thepresent invention.

With reference to FIGS. 1-2, a compartment storage device according to afirst embodiment of the present invention comprises: five plates 1 and aplurality of connectors 2 which are connected together to form a singlecabinet 3, wherein the five plates 1 are located at an upper surface, alower surface, a left surface, a right surface, and a rear surface ofthe single cabinet 3, and the a plurality of connectors 2 are fitted oneight connection corners of the five plates 1 so as to form anaccommodating space 4.

The a plurality of connectors 2 include at least one of first connectingpart 21, second connecting part 22, third connecting part 23, fourthconnecting part 24, fifth connecting part 25 and sixth connecting part26 of six configurations, and each connector 2 has at least two fittingslots 27 so as to retain with at least two of the five plates 1, suchthat the a plurality of connectors 2 of six configurations are connectedwith the five plates 1 so as to form the single cabinet 3.

Each first connecting part 21 is in an L shape and has two fitting slots27 defined on two ends thereof.

Each second connecting part 22 is in a T shape and has three fittingslots 27 defined on three ends thereof.

Each third connecting part 23 is in a cross shape and has four slots 27defined on four ends thereof.

Each fourth connecting part 24 is in an L shape and has two fittingslots 27 defined on two ends thereof, each fourth connecting part 24also has a rectangular extension formed on a bottom end thereof, and therectangular extension has a fitting slot 27 arranged on a peripheralside thereof.

Each fifth connecting part 25 is in a T shape and has three fittingslots 27 defined on three ends thereof, each fifth connecting part 25also has a rectangular extension formed on one side thereof, and therectangular extension has two fitting slots 27 arranged on two sidesthereof.

Each sixth connecting part 26 is in a cross shape and has four fittingslots 27 defined on four ends thereof, each sixth connecting part 26also has a rectangular extension formed on one side thereof, and therectangular extension has four fitting slots 27 arranged on four cornersthereof.

It is to be noted that each fitting slot 27 has a plurality of ribs 271arranged on two walls thereof.

As shown in FIG. 3, the five plates 1, four first connecting parts 21and four connecting parts 24 are connected together to form the singlecabinet 3. For example, the five plates 1 are located at the uppersurface, the lower surface, the left surface, the right surface, and therear surface of the single cabinet 3, and the four first connectingparts 21 are fixed on four corners of a front surface of the singlecabinet 3, two fitting slots 27 of each first connecting part 21 isapplied to connect two of the five plates 1 which are perpendicular toeach other. Also, the four connecting parts 24 are fixed on four cornersof the rear surface of the single cabinet 3, and each of the fourconnecting parts 24 on the rear surface of the single cabinet 3 isserved to connect two of the five plates 1 which are perpendicular toeach other and one of the five plates 1 which is located on the rearsurface of the single cabinet 3 (as illustrated in FIG. 6), and theplurality of ribs 271 of each fitting slot 27 retain with each plate 1so as to position the single cabinet 3 securely.

Referring to FIGS. 4 to 5, four single cabinets 3 of a second embodimentof the present invention are connected together to form a multi-cabinetassembly. For example, sixteen plates 1, four first connecting parts 21,four second connecting parts 22, a third connecting part 23, fourconnecting parts 24, four fifth connecting parts 25, and a sixthconnecting part 26 are coupled together, wherein the four firstconnecting parts 21 are mounted on four corners of a front surface ofthe multi-cabinet assembly, the four second connecting parts 22 arearranged on four central positions of four peripheral sides of the frontsurface of the multi-cabinet assembly so as to connect two perpendicularof the sixteen plates 1 and two adjacent of the sixteen plates 1, thethird connecting part 23 is arranged on a central position of the frontsurface of the multi-cabinet assembly so as to connect two of thesixteen plates 1 which are coupled horizontally and two of the sixteenplates 1 which are joined vertically. The four first connecting parts 21correspond to the four connecting parts 24 located on four corners of arear surface of the multi-cabinet assembly, and the four secondconnecting parts 22 correspond to the four fifth connecting parts 25arranged on four central positions of four peripheral sides of the rearsurface of the multi-cabinet assembly, the third connecting part 23corresponds to the sixth connecting part 26 arranged on a centralposition of the rear surface of the multi-cabinet assembly. The fourconnecting parts 24, the four fifth connecting parts 25 and the sixthconnecting part 26 are used to connect eight of the sixteen plates 1 ontwo sides and the rear surface of the multi-cabinet assembly (as shownin FIGS. 6-11), thus assembling the multi-cabinet assembly having foursingle cabinets 3 fixedly. Thereby, a number of a plurality of plates 1and plural connectors 2 is increased to form the multi-cabinet assemblyof various configurations.

While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance withthe present invention, it is clear to those skilled in the art thatfurther embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of thepresent invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A compartment storage device comprising: aplurality of plates and plural connectors which are connected togetherto form a single cabinet or a multi-cabinet assembly, wherein theplurality of plates are located at an upper surface, a lower surface, aleft surface, a right surface, and a rear surface of the single cabinetor the multi-cabinet assembly, and the plural connectors are fitted oneight connection corners of the plurality of plates so as to form atleast one accommodating space; wherein the plural connectors include atleast one of first connecting part, second connecting part, thirdconnecting part, fourth connecting part, fifth connecting part and sixthconnecting part, and each connector has at least two fitting slots so asto retain with at least two of the plurality of plates, such that theplural connectors are connected with the plurality of plates so as toform the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly.
 2. Thecompartment storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each firstconnecting part is in an L shape and has two fitting slots defined ontwo ends thereof.
 3. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim1, wherein each second connecting part is in a T shape and has threefitting slots defined on three ends thereof.
 4. The compartment storagedevice as claimed in claim 1, wherein each third connecting part is in across shape and has four slots defined on four ends thereof.
 5. Thecompartment storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each fourthconnecting part is in an L shape and has two fitting slots defined ontwo ends thereof, each fourth connecting part also has a rectangularextension formed on a bottom end thereof, and the rectangular extensionhas a fitting slot arranged on a peripheral side thereof.
 6. Thecompartment storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each fifthconnecting part is in a T shape and has three fitting slots defined onthree ends thereof, each fifth connecting part also has a rectangularextension formed on one side thereof, and the rectangular extension hastwo fitting slots arranged on two sides thereof.
 7. The compartmentstorage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each sixth connecting partis in a cross shape and has four fitting slots defined on four endsthereof, each sixth connecting part also has a rectangular extensionformed on one side thereof, and the rectangular extension has fourfitting slots arranged on four corners thereof.
 8. The compartmentstorage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each fitting slot has aplurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.
 9. The compartmentstorage device as claimed in claim 2, wherein each fitting slot has aplurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.
 10. The compartmentstorage device as claimed in claim 3, wherein each fitting slot has aplurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.
 11. The compartmentstorage device as claimed in claim 4, wherein each fitting slot has aplurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.
 12. The compartmentstorage device as claimed in claim 5, wherein each fitting slot has aplurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.
 13. The compartmentstorage device as claimed in claim 6, wherein each fitting slot has aplurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.
 14. The compartmentstorage device as claimed in claim 7, wherein each fitting slot has aplurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.